President
Climb the social ladder — or end up the Scum.
President (Daifugō in Japan, Scum or Asshole in the US) is a shedding game where players race to empty their hands. Finishing order determines a pecking order for the next round, with mandatory card trades between top and bottom players.
🎮 Ways to Play President
Create a President Table
When President launches, you'll create your own table in seconds, get an invite code, and deal in exactly who you want.
Join a President Table by Invite
Joining will be as simple as entering a table code — one tap and you're seated at a friend's President game.
Play President Against the Computer
Smart AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels will make it easy to learn President and practice your strategy solo.
Play President Offline
President will support offline play against computer opponents, so you can play anywhere — no internet connection needed.
🎯 Objective
Be the first to get rid of all your cards and become President.
🃏 President Setup & Rules
- Deal all cards evenly (extras go to the player left of the dealer).
- From the 2nd round on: Scum gives their best card(s) to the President; President gives back any card(s).
▶ How to Play President
- The player with the 3♣ (or lowest card) plays first.
- Play moves clockwise. Each player must play the same card type (single, pair, triple) but HIGHER than the previous play, or pass.
- When all others pass, the last player to play starts a new round with any combination.
- The first player to empty their hand is the President; the last is the Scum.
🎬 Watch: How to Play President
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📖 Detailed Guide
Setting up the game
- President seats 3 to 6 players and uses the standard deck, dealt out as evenly as possible.
- Card ranks run from 3 as the lowest up to 2 as the highest, which is the reversal that gives the game its character.
- The aim of every hand is simply to be the first to get rid of all your cards.
- Finishing order sets each player's rank for the next hand, and that rank is what the game is really about.
The card exchange
- From the second hand onwards, play opens with an exchange between the highest and lowest ranked players.
- The bottom player hands their best cards up, and the top player passes cards back down in return.
- That handicap makes staying at the top harder and climbing from the bottom genuinely difficult.
- The exchange happens before any cards are played, so you plan the hand already knowing what you gave and received.
Playing a trick
- The player in control leads one or more cards of the same rank — a single, a pair, three of a kind, and so on.
- Everyone after them must play the same number of cards, all of one rank, and beat what is showing.
- If you cannot or will not beat it, you pass. Passing puts you out of the trick until it clears.
- When everyone else has passed, the table clears and the last player to have played leads whatever they like.
Ranks and winning
- The first player to shed every card takes the top rank for the next hand; the last one left holding cards takes the bottom.
- Middle finishers fill the ranks in between, in the order they went out.
- Holding a pair or triple of high cards is usually stronger than the same cards spread across separate tricks, because multi-card leads shut out anyone who cannot match the count.
- Play as many hands as you like — the game has no fixed end, only the pecking order it produces.
📊 President Scoring
Finishing order: 1st = President, last = Scum. Roles determine the card-trade handicap for the next round. Most President titles wins.
❓ President — Frequently Asked Questions
How many players do you need for President?
President is played with 3–6 players. On Vanikar, empty seats can be filled with AI opponents so you can always start a game.
When is President coming to Vanikar?
President is in development now. Premium subscribers get access first when it launches — download the app to be ready on day one.
Will I be able to play President against the computer?
Yes. Like every Vanikar game, President will support play against smart AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels, plus online multiplayer and private tables with friends.
Is President free to play?
The Vanikar Card Games app is free to download on iOS and Android, and every game is free to play for 2 weeks — no credit card required.
